Identities
Reading and writing practice on language and identity, wellbeing and lifestyles, using original texts.
- Language and identity
- Health and wellbeing
- Subcultures and lifestyles
Practice scope and availability
Practice betaUnofficial selected-topic practice, not rights-cleared exam-board material. Marking points are guidance, not a certified answer key. 30 questions and 30 marking-analysis activities. 60 activities in total.
ENG B SL · Learning hub
English B: Standard Level
Practice for the five prescribed themes: Paper 1 writing tasks with a self-check based on the three criteria, and Paper 2-style reading on original texts. Listening and the individual oral are not covered. Selected topics only, not full syllabus coverage. SL writing tasks are 250–400 words.
Tools and sharing
Topic practice
Recommended next: Identities
Unofficial selected-topic practice · self-marked progress.
Paper 1: conceptual understanding
Text types and register
Not startedChoosing the right text type, audience and register for Paper 1 tasks (criterion C).
Personal texts · Professional texts · Mass media texts
Start here10 activities available
Theme: ExperiencesExperiences
Not startedReading and writing practice on travel, traditions and life stories, using original texts.
Holidays and travel · Customs and traditions · Migration and life stories
Start here10 activities available
Theme: Human ingenuityHuman ingenuity
Not startedReading and writing practice on technology, media and the arts, using original texts.
Technology · Communication and media · Artistic expressions
Start here10 activities available
Theme: IdentitiesIdentities
Not startedReading and writing practice on language and identity, wellbeing and lifestyles, using original texts.
Language and identity · Health and wellbeing · Subcultures and lifestyles
Start here10 activities available
Theme: Sharing the planetSharing the planet
Not startedReading and writing practice on the environment, cities and fairness, using original texts.
The environment · Urban and rural environment · Ethics and equality
Start here10 activities available
Theme: Social organizationSocial organization
Not startedReading and writing practice on education, community and the working world, using original texts.
Education · Community and social engagement · The working world
Start here10 activities available
Key concepts
Use this map to choose a concept, then move directly into the matching practice.
Experiences
Reading and writing practice on travel, traditions and life stories, using original texts.
- Holidays and travel
- Customs and traditions
- Migration and life stories
Human ingenuity
Reading and writing practice on technology, media and the arts, using original texts.
- Technology
- Communication and media
- Artistic expressions
Social organization
Reading and writing practice on education, community and the working world, using original texts.
- Education
- Community and social engagement
- The working world
Sharing the planet
Reading and writing practice on the environment, cities and fairness, using original texts.
- The environment
- Urban and rural environment
- Ethics and equality
Text types and register
Choosing the right text type, audience and register for Paper 1 tasks (criterion C).
- Personal texts
- Professional texts
- Mass media texts
Revision Ladder
Start with foundations, then move through application and challenge. Stages use activity marks and complexity.
Stage 1
Start stage Foundation
Recall core ideas and establish reliable methods.
7 questions available0/7 completedStage 2
Start stage Apply
Connect concepts and apply them in exam-style contexts.
23 questions available0/23 completedStage 3
Coming soonChallenge
Connect methods, justify assumptions and evaluate unfamiliar contexts.
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Syllabus coverage
Current Language B guide; the revised course (first assessment May 2029) keeps the same assessment model
30 original questions · 30 teaching explanations. Derived marking activities are counted separately.
View areas, gaps and official sources
Area-level mapping, not a complete syllabus checklist. “Partial” means selected practice exists, not that every requirement is covered.
- Theme: IdentitiesPartial practice
- Theme: ExperiencesPartial practice
- Theme: Human ingenuityPartial practice
- Theme: Social organizationPartial practice
- Theme: Sharing the planetPartial practice
- Text types and registerPartial practice
- Partial area-level mapping to the five prescribed themes and the written components, not coverage of every recommended topic or an official assessment judgement.
- The assessment structure was checked against a school's published English B course outline reproducing the guide and the IB's public Language B pages; the subscriber-only guide itself was not consulted.
- Paper 2 listening needs audio passages and the individual oral is a live conversation with a teacher; neither is supplied.
- Writing tasks give a self-check list built on criteria A, B and C, not IB band scores; no teacher marks the writing.
- All passages, extracts and texts are original and written for SubjectScout; they are not IB or published materials.
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This is unofficial practice under accuracy, provenance, and rights review. Use the latest official subject guide to confirm syllabus coverage and examination requirements.